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12th Army Group - Served in France and Germany from 1 August 1944 until 12 July 1945. (Consisted of First, Third, Ninth and Fifteenth United States Armies.) 15th Army Group — Had overall command of the Allied Armies in Italy. (Consisted of Fifth United States Army and British Eighth Army.) 21st Army Group - Not an American unit.
The head of the US Army was the Chief of the General Staff, a role filled by General George C. Marshall during World War II. There was also a special staff consisting of the Legislative and Liaison Division, the Inspector General , the Manpower Board, the Budget Division and the Civil Affairs Division .
United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II (6 C, 1,641 P) United States Coast Guard personnel of World War II (1 C, 226 P) United States Merchant Mariners of World War II (144 P)
South African military personnel of World War II (3 C, 137 P) Southern Rhodesian military personnel of World War II (2 C, 17 P) Soviet military personnel of World War II (9 C, 1,089 P)
The number of divisions fielded by the United States Army in relation to the population and industrial capacity of the country and in comparison to the number of divisions fielded by various other Allied and Axis countries, has been called "the 90-Division Gamble". [1]
This is a list of formations of the United States Army during the World War II.Many of these formations still exist today, though many by different designations. Included are formations that were placed on rolls, but never organized, as well as "phantom" formations used in the Allied Operation Quicksilver deception of 1944—these are marked accordingly.
The U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia that was used during World War II differs from the current system.The color scheme used for the insignia's chevron design was defined as golden olive drab chevrons on a dark blue-black wool background for wear on "winter" uniform dress coats and dress shirts or silvery-khaki chevrons on a dark blue-black cotton background for wear on the various types of ...
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Czechoslovak Army [14] Armádní generál: Divisní generál: Brigádní generál: Plukovník: Podplukovník: Major: Štábní kapitán: Kapitán: Nadporučík: Poručík: Podporučík : Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Royal Danish Army [15 ...